South African financier, b. London as Barnett Isaacs. Competitor of Cecil Rhodes in the South African diamond world. Entered politics in the Cape. His son Woolf became a successful racing driver and chairman of Bentley. Barnett died by suicide. This external site provides more information and Find a Grave, our picture source has a blunt assessment of his character.
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Barnett I. Barnato
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Middlesex Hospital and Barnato and Joel
We had not heard of the Barnato-Joel family before coming across this plaque....
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Heidelberg Graphic Equipment Limited
Company producing printing equipment. The Companies House website confirms that this a private limited company that was incorporated on 12 July 1974. Its registered office address (in 2025) is 1 F...
Bryant and May - Fairfield Works
Halfway along Fairfield Road stands the old Bryant and May Factory. A Grade II listed building designed by Holman and Goodrham. The brick entrance includes a depiction of Noah’s Ark and the word "S...
Tea Trade in London
The following text is taken from the Shoreditch plaque: This plaque commemorates 350 years of the tea industry in the City of London. The industry was spread over Plantation House (now Plantation ...
Henry Stephens
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Sir Arthur Crosfield
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